Armenian PM resigns

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan resigned on April 23 after two weeks of antigovernment protests. Sarksyan, who had previously served as Armenia’s president for 10 years, was accused of manipulating the constitution in order to give more power to the prime minister before his appointment.

After his resignation, a meeting between the ruling Republican Party and opposition groups was canceled, prompting leaders of the opposition to call for continued protests, saying that protests would continue until the Republican Party relinquished control of the government.